The American Plague: The Untold Story Of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our Nation (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
He had been suffering for four days from cramping, abdominal pain and severe headache. Then, he developed a fever approaching 103 degrees. The doctors in the ER thought it could be rickettsial disease, a term that covers a number of infections caused by vectors like ticks, fleas or contact with animals. Most rickettsia can be controlled with antibiotics, so the doctors prescribed just that and released him from the hospital. Two days later, he was back again, this time with intractable vomiting. McCullough had been a healthy, forty-seven-year-old man, but he now appeared weak and febrile. He repeatedly asked his wife, “What is happening to me?” A series of tests were performed, and he was treated for malaria though his blood test proved negative. McCullough developed anemia, his blood would not clot, and his kidneys and liver failed. He went into shock and developed seizures. He bled uncontrollably from the sites of his needle punctures. Tom McCullough died on March 15—leaving a wife and six children still wondering why.
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